August 1989 — Vol 11 No 8

Overview

Leadership settles: David Morganstein returns as President for a second term (first term was 1981-85 per the 1989-01 — V11 N01 10th anniversary history). The Officer list confirms Morganstein is now President, Sam Knutson is new VP-Apple, Chris Bastian is new Secretary (succeeding Dale Smith from July), and Frank Potter is taking the editorial lead (Editorials column). Director's Corner by Morganstein (page 13) replaces the old "President's Corner" — possibly reflecting governance reform. Minutes of May and June B/D Meetings published in full by Dale Smith and Tom Warrick — the formal record of the Platt removal. "Hardware and Software Review Numbers" — the issue's special theme is dense hardware/software reviews. Clinton Computer joins ComputerLand network — Pi's biggest dealer becomes ComputerLand Mid-Atlantic. WAP Journal Author's Guide published (page 22) — formalizing submission standards.

Officer roster (Aug 1989, settled)

Table of contents (selected, by category)

Club News: Editorials (Frank Potter, 7); Hotlines (8, 9); Calendar (10, 11); Director's Corner (David Morganstein, 13); Minutes of May and June B/D Meetings (Dale Smith and Tom Warrick, 15); WAP Journal Author's Guide (22); Letters to the Editor (74, 91)

Reviews and Tutorials: Tutorials (93); Classifieds (94); WAP Acrostic

(Full TOC continues beyond the extracted portion — Aug 1989 spans 99 pages of hardware/software review content under the "Review Numbers" banner.)

Highlights

Morganstein returns as President — David Morganstein

Morganstein's second presidency. First was 1981-85 (per the 1989-01 — V11 N01 anniversary history). He had remained active through the Warrick and Platt presidencies and is now back at the helm post-Platt removal.

Director's Corner replaces President's Corner

Subtle title change — Morganstein writes from "Director" rather than "President" Corner. May reflect a humbler tone given the recent governance upheaval, or a structural change in how the journal frames executive content.

Minutes of May & June BD Meetings (page 15)

Full publication of the May 10 and May 31 and June 14 Board Meeting minutes — including the Platt removal vote. Transparency in the wake of the crisis.

Clinton Computer → ComputerLand Mid-Atlantic

Page 3 ad: Clinton Computer has joined the ComputerLand network and will gradually rebrand stores as ComputerLand Mid-Atlantic. Pi's biggest dealer relationship reorganizes. Co-owner Art Lundquist explains the transition.

Frank Potter takes editorial

Frank Potter writes the Editorials section — taking over from the Tom Piwowar / Nancy Seferian interim leadership.

Bob Platt remains in WAP

Per the Volunteer roster (page 4), Platt is listed as Dealer Relations Committee member — he was removed as President but not expelled; he continues to volunteer in other roles.

Entities

People: David Morganstein, Sam Knutson, Eric Rall, Edward Myerson, Chris Bastian, Richard Byrd, Gary Hayman, Harvey Kaye, Patricia Kirby, Priscilla Myerson, Tom Piwowar, Leon Raesly, Bob Shaffer, Tom Warrick, David Weikert, Frank Potter, Dale Smith, Robert C. Platt, Nancy Pochepko, Kym Knutson, Ambrose Liao, Rich Wasserstrom, Walt Francis, Amy Billingsley, John Alden, Charles Calkins, Dan Dwyer, Dana Schwartz, Cynthia Yockey, Larry Feldman, Andy Wallo, Lynn R. Trusal, Rick Gilmore Topics: David Morganstein Second Presidency, Director's Corner Column, Hardware and Software Review Numbers, Pi Governance Reform 1989, Clinton Computer → ComputerLand, WAP Journal Author's Guide References: various hardware/software (full TOC page extraction needed for complete list)

Connections to other issues

• Continues the Pi Governance Crisis 1989 from 1989-07 — V11 N07
• David Morganstein's first presidency 1981-85 → second presidency starts here
• Bob Platt remains a Pi volunteer (Dealer Relations), confirming he was not expelled
• Clinton Computer has been Pi's biggest dealer-partner since ~1986; ComputerLand transition is a major Pi-ecosystem event